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Treasures of Japan with South Korea ABOARD THE CALEDONIAN SKY This unique voyage reveals the cultural highlights, natural attractions, and dramatic coastlines of Japan while sailing the Inland Sea and beyond. Discover a rich historic legacy as you explore fabled shrines and temples, magnificent castles and fortresses, elegant pagodas, and superb parks and formal gardens. Stops include the affecting Peace Memorial Park in the heart of Hiroshima and the iconic red torii gate at Miyajima. Among the many highlights is a full day excursion to Gyeongju, South Korea, a World Heritage Site often described as a “museum without walls,” with hundreds of excavated monuments, temples, tombs, and pagodas.

or walk through the nature-rich Tadewara Wetlands, then explore a huge limestone cavern filled with fantastic rock formations.

Gyeongju, considered by UNESCO as one of the world’s ten most historically significant cultural sites. DAYS 13-17 MATSUE TO TOKYO Heading back to Japan, cruise to Matsue, with its ancient castle, and Kanazawa, a thriving center of the arts and home to one of Japan’s premier botanical highlights—the famed Kenroku-en garden. Well off the beaten path is Sado Island, offering a pastoral charm of verdant rice paddies and bamboo groves. Disembark in Niigata and board the bullet train for Tokyo. Depart on Day 17.

DAYS 1-6 OSAKA TO NAOSHIMA From Osaka, transfer to Kyoto, Japan’s lovely cultural capital. Explore Kyoto, including Nijo Castle, one of the best surviving examples of palace architecture from Japan’s feudal era, and the stunning Golden Pavilion, a picturesque temple overlooking a serene pond. A bullet train brings you to Kobe, where you’ll embark and set sail for Naoshima, known for its many contemporary art museums, and Koraku-en, one of Japan’s most beautiful gardens. DAYS 7-12 MIYAJIMA TO SOUTH KOREA Visit Miyajima, a sacred site of pilgrimage noted for its iconic scarlet torii, and the compelling Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, dedicated to the hope for world peace. Tour the hot springs of Beppu

SEA OF JAPAN

JAPAN

Sado Is.

Niigata

SOUTH KOREA

Kanazawa

Gyeongju

Tokyo

Matsue

Busan

Kyoto

Kobe Naoshima

Hagi

Tsushima Is.

Osaka

Shimonoseki

Hiroshima/ Miyajima

Akiyoshi-do

PACIFIC OCEAN

200 mi

200 km

After exploring Hagi, an exquisite medieval samurai town, and the island of Tsushima, renowned for its rugged beauty, head to Busan, South Korea, for an overland trip to

DATES Apr 12-28, 2019

TRIP COST From $15,980

Price is per person and depends on cabin type

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